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CRIM QUIZ 1
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Law
Undergraduate 1
09/09/2008

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Felonies
Definition
more serious crimes, punishable by a prison sentence of more thana year or DEATH
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Misdemeanors
Definition
less serious than felonies. sentences are a fine or jail for a year or less
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Crime
Definition
behsomething that violates rules of society. and the govn uses its power to punish these behaviors
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Occupational crime (white collar crime)
Definition
a crime where someone steals from their occupation. usually committed by well to do people
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Organized crime
Definition
providing illegal services
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Visible crime (STREET CRIMES)
Definition
offences against people and property commited usually by men of the lower class usu ages 16-24 (MOST UPSETTING TO THE PUBLIC)
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crimes without victims
Definition
crimes where the people involved do not believe they have been victimized
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Political crimes
Definition
acts that constitute a threat against the state
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Cyber crime
Definition
an offense caused by using computers
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Denial-of-service attack
Definition
getting money from someone by threating to prevent access to a website
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Warez
Definition
efforts of groups to DL and sell copyrighted software in violation of its license
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Etailing fraud
Definition
illegally buying or selling merchandise in the internet
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Phising
Definition
IDENTITY THEFT
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Sheriff
Definition
cheif of county law enforcement
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dark figure of crime
Definition
the unknown total number of crimes
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clearance rate
Definition
solved cases/ reported cases
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booking
Definition
at the police station, mug shot is taken and vital info is recorded and finger prints
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bill of indictment
Definition
the charges
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grand jury
Definition
decide whether there is enough info to indict a person or put on trial (25 people)
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plea bargain
Definition
when the parties agree on the outcome and settle the charges. system to dispose of cases for the criminal justice system
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bail
Definition
the act of being released from jail by the means of money
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nolo contender
Definition
neither says hes innocent of guilty
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incapacitation
Definition
fixed min & max years in jail
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incarceration
Definition
to imprision
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deterrent
Definition
delaying action
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determinate sentence
Definition
no choice for parole because set number of years are stated
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indeterminate sentence
Definition
no eligibility for parole, three types: mandatory, presumptive, and flat time
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Mandatory sentence
Definition
eligable for good time but not parole
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capital punishment
Definition
extreme punishment
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Probation
Definition
the temporary pause of a persons's sentence in order for them to be tested in society
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Parole
Definition
carefully watched release
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Retribution
Definition
an eye for an eye- punishment
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restitution
Definition
through mediation, the victim is paid back for the losses
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rehabilitation
Definition
treatment for the offender so he/she can return to society later.
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6 major types of crime
Definition
occupational (white collar), street (visible), cyber, victimless, POLITICAL, ORGANIZED
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detterence/incapacition (more serious)
Definition
punishment-preventing future
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